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China's Zijin Mining will spend $500 million to build a processing plant in Kazakhstan after acquiring RG Gold for $1.2 billion. RG Gold, now part of Zijin, has planted over 100,000 Scots pine trees across 20 hectares to capture dust from its Raygorodok open‑pit mine. The Sustainable Kazakhstan Research Institute (SKRI) designed the ‘phytocapture’ system using super‑computer modelling to optimise tree species and spacing, cutting airborne particulate matter by more than 40%. The initiative, recognised by the UNECE convention, forms a vegetative barrier 1.7 km downwind, protecting nearby communities.
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) officially expanded its service territory on April 1, 2026, becoming the first regional transmission organization to operate across both the Eastern and Western Interconnections. The expansion now covers roughly 732,000 square miles in 17 states, serving about...
Chemists at the University of Edinburgh have demonstrated a hybrid bio‑catalytic process that turns bread crumbs into hydrogen for hydrogenation reactions. By pairing E. coli that ferment waste‑derived glucose with a palladium catalyst, the team achieved a 94% yield of the...
Solar-focused Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) has surged 16% year‑to‑date and 62% since President Trump’s return, outperforming most sectors. Technical analysis shows the fund trading between $52 and $60, with MACD and RSI turning positive, indicating a likely continuation of the...
Carbon markets have been shaken by a $250 million fraud and methodological flaws that let cookstove projects claim excessive credits. A new metered methodology, approved by Gold Standard and the Integrity Council, uses SIM‑equipped stoves to record real‑time usage, addressing over‑optimistic...
Toroidal transformers use a solid, gap‑free ring core that keeps magnetic flux confined, delivering roughly 40% lower energy loss and up to 80% less magnetic leakage than traditional E‑I designs. The tighter flux path also reduces heat, extending service life...
Clean‑energy company BLUETTI has renewed its partnership with the nonprofit Leave No Trace, launching the Bio‑Based Elite 100 V2 Giveback initiative. The program pledges a $1 donation for every Bio‑Based Elite 100 V2 power station sold through September 30, 2026, supporting...
Chinese wind turbine maker Mingyang announced plans to pour more than $10 bn into renewable energy, green hydrogen and ammonia projects in Ethiopia. The pledge was disclosed by the Ethiopian Investment Commission following a business forum that secured over $13 bn in...
Tenants are increasingly demanding sustainable building features and are willing to pay higher rents for them, prompting owners and facilities managers to align decarbonization with broader asset strategies. A new CBRE‑RMI‑ULI report argues that treating decarbonization as a separate initiative...
Carbon Upcycling Technologies announced a $10 million financing round led by ATEL Ventures to commercialize its low‑carbon cement platform. The capital will fund the company’s first on‑site carbon capture facility at a major cement plant in Mississauga, slated to begin operations...
Denver city officials are weighing a one‑year moratorium on new data center construction as part of a broader effort to slash municipal water consumption by 20% over the next twelve months. The measure follows recent restrictions that require restaurants to...
Polestar announced that the battery packs in its Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 models will contain at least 50 % recycled cobalt, marking the first rollout of circular battery material in its lineup. The initiative is part of a broader circularity strategy that...
Chinese PV leader LONGi unveiled its integrated solar‑plus‑storage solution, LONGi One, shifting from multi‑vendor architectures to a single‑partner model. The offering combines LONGi’s back‑contact solar panels with its 5S storage platform, featuring the OneBank 2.0 AC/DC solution for utility projects and...
Cities across the United States are inflating residential solar costs by up to $7,000 due to cumbersome permitting, inspection bottlenecks, and outdated utility interconnection rules, according to a new report from Environment America and Frontier Group. Installers are increasingly bypassing...
Digital Realty announced plans to demolish its legacy Exodus data center in Sydney and build a new 70 MW, 23,375 sqm multi‑story facility at 23‑25 Waterloo Road. The project, slated for a 1.2‑hectare site in Macquarie Park/North Ryde, could cost up to AU$700 million (about...
Solar industry partners Tigo, Greentech Renewables, and GOAT Solar donated a 5.72‑kW solar system for the 2026 St. Jude Dream Home in California’s Coachella Valley. The package includes a 3.8‑kW Tigo EI inverter, Tigo TS4‑A‑O MLPE devices, and installation services,...
PERC (mono) solar modules jumped 20% in the United States, reaching $0.33 per watt between November 2025 and February 2026, while the overall average module price barely moved to $0.285/W. In contrast, TOPCon modules slipped to $0.28/W, making them cheaper than PERC...
TotalEnergies has sold a 50 % stake in its 800‑MW German battery storage portfolio to Allianz Global Investors for about €500 million (≈$577 million). The portfolio comprises 11 projects under construction, delivering 1,628 MWh of capacity and slated for commercial operation within two years....
University of California‑Riverside researchers have created a robotic system that maps soil moisture at the individual tree level in citrus orchards. By measuring electrical conductivity and integrating data from existing moisture sensors, the robot generates detailed moisture maps that guide...
Innergex Renewable Energy and partner EOLFI have completed commissioning of the 13.2 MW La Cense onshore wind farm in France’s Oise region. The facility, consisting of four 3.3 MW Nordex N117 turbines, is expected to produce about 33 GWh of electricity per year...
Carbon capture and storage projects in the North Sea are moving from experimental pilots to commercial operations. Legacy gas producers such as Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell are leading initiatives like Northern Lights, Northern Endurance Partnership and Porthos, each targeting multi‑megaton...
Ireland aims for up to 37 GW of offshore renewable capacity by 2050, relying heavily on floating wind in its deep Atlantic waters. The government’s climate and industrial strategies earmark billions of euros—roughly $327 billion—in the National Development Plan, but current port...
Sweden has abandoned its nuclear phase‑out, lifting the ban on new reactors and unveiling a roadmap that adds 2.5 GW of large‑scale capacity by 2035 and aims for 8.2 GW by that year. The government introduced a state‑backed financing scheme covering the...
Jet2.com has begun applying AkzoNobel’s lightweight aircraft paint to more than 80 of its planes, delivering a weight reduction of over 20 kg per aircraft. The paint saves roughly a quarter‑million litres of fuel each year, cutting carbon emissions by more...
Federal regulators are being urged to reject Talen Energy’s proposed purchase of about 2.6 GW from Energy Capital Partners because the deal would amplify Talen’s market power in the PJM Interconnection. Monitoring Analytics warns the acquisition could pull capacity out of...
Boralex and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation have closed a CAD $202 million financing package (≈ US$147 million) for the 125 MW/500 MWh Oxford battery energy storage system in Ontario, slated for commercial operation in 2027. The deal, funded by Canadian Imperial Bank...
Radisson Hotel Group announced a 2030 ambition for all 100 of its hotels to achieve net‑zero status, expanding the Verified Net Zero Hotels pilot that currently operates in Manchester and Oslo. The initiative targets full elimination of Scope 1 and 2...
Lithuania’s Kaunas Airport successfully trialed a 10‑ton hydrogen‑powered heavy‑duty truck, completing roughly 100 km of apron, runway and taxiway cleaning without emitting CO₂. The test is part of the EU‑funded Interreg Baltic Sea Region BSR HyAirport project, which also sees similar pilots...
The Fraunhofer IPA‑led ‘Difference’ project targets the low recyclability of Cell‑to‑Pack (CTP) battery designs, which replace traditional modules with directly integrated cells. By focusing on robot‑assisted, laser‑based disassembly, the consortium aims to separate adhesives, foams and metals efficiently. The initiative,...
Wah Kwong NatPower and Huzhou Wuxing Ruituo Energy have signed an MOU to build zero‑carbon inland shipping corridors in China, starting with the Hangzhou‑Jiaxing‑Huzhou stretch of Zhejiang province. The partnership will install electric vessel charging stations and battery‑swap facilities, linked...
Loganair, Royal Mail and BETA Technologies completed a ten‑day electric flight trial across Scotland, operating BETA’s ALIA CTOL aircraft on 23 legs that covered 1,006 nautical miles. The flights demonstrated an energy consumption of 1.37 kWh per nautical mile and speeds...
TotalEnergies and Masdar have formed a $2.2 billion 50‑50 joint venture to develop on‑shore solar‑PV, wind and battery‑storage projects across nine Asian countries. The new entity combines roughly 3 GW of operational assets with a 6 GW pipeline slated for completion by 2030....
U.S. solar maker T1 Energy reported 2.79 GW of module production in 2025, aligning with its 2.6‑3 GW guidance. Q4 net sales surged to $358.5 million, while the net loss narrowed to $190 million, half of the prior year’s loss. The company secured a...
SSE has named Kirby Group Engineering and Sungrow as the primary contractors for the 100 MW/200 MWh Derrymeen Battery Energy Storage System in County Tyrone. Sungrow will provide its PowerTitan 2.0 battery technology while Kirby will manage construction and balance‑of‑plant work. Mobilisation is underway...
Uber has broadened its $4,000 "Go Electric" grant to every driver in the United States, extending a program that was previously limited to New York, California, Massachusetts and Colorado. The incentive applies to Platinum and Diamond drivers who switch to...
At the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London, a panel examined Germany’s merchant‑only energy‑storage market, where subsidies are scarce and revenue must come from grid services and market participation. Speakers highlighted that Germany is projected to install 24 GW of utility‑scale storage...
PwC’s E‑Bus Radar 2026 shows Germany added 1,397 new electric city buses in 2025, a 79% jump over the previous two years, pushing the total zero‑emission fleet to 4,752 vehicles. Battery‑electric buses dominate with 4,034 units, while fuel‑cell buses surged...
Adrian Del Maestro argues that the rapid expansion of AI‑driven data centres hinges on secure, clean power and strategic use of "powered land". He highlights that under‑utilised sites with grid connections can generate new revenue streams while supporting the UK’s digital...
Dimension Energy secured a $650 million financing package to develop a 132 MW portfolio of 25 community solar projects across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Illinois. The deal includes $415 million in debt from MUFG, First Citizens Bank, ING Capital and National Bank of...
Dutch research institute TNO, together with thin‑film specialist ASAT, unveiled what it calls the world’s first perovskite solar roof tile. The flexible perovskite module delivers 13.8% efficiency on foil and 12.4% after being bonded to a curved composite tile. TNO...
onsemi announced that its next‑generation hybrid power integrated modules (PIMs) will be used in Sineng Electric’s 430 kW liquid‑cooled string energy storage system and 320 kW utility‑scale solar inverter. The FS7 IGBT and EliteSiC‑based F5BP modules deliver 32% higher power density and...
Texas, the nation’s onshore wind leader, has no offshore projects because state officials blocked approvals, causing zero bids in the 2023 federal Gulf lease auction. Despite the Gulf’s high wind potential and Texas’s oil‑gas expertise, political hostility, stringent easement requirements,...
Data center capital spending is surging worldwide, with the six largest U.S. hyperscalers projected to invest about $700 billion in 2026, a six‑fold increase from 2022. Major projects include Meta’s $10 billion, 1 GW El Paso facility slated for 2028, a 900 MW AI center...
Europe’s residential battery fleet is expanding rapidly, with Germany alone installing hundreds of thousands of home storage units. Yet most of these batteries operate only in self‑consumption mode, missing out on lucrative electricity markets. Podero proposes aggregating thousands of modest...
Transmission system operators TenneT and National Grid Ventures have signed a joint development agreement to advance LionLink, a 2‑GW hybrid interconnector linking the UK and the Netherlands via the planned Nederwiek 3 offshore wind farm. The JDA outlines joint procurement, governance...
Zambia has opened a 300 MW solar photovoltaic tender under its Carbon Feed‑In Premium (CFIP) programme, targeting projects with on‑site battery storage. The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment and the Ministry of Energy invite local and international independent power producers,...
New financing from the European Investment Bank ($1.15 billion) and the Rockefeller Foundation ($10 million) will accelerate the World Bank‑led Mission 300 initiative, which aims to connect 300 million people in sub‑Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030. The funds support a mix of grid...
Harmony Gold’s $2.4 billion Eva copper mine in Queensland has secured a 15‑year power contract with UK‑based Aggreko to build Australia’s largest off‑grid hybrid renewable facility. The complex will combine a 118 MWp solar farm, a 250 MWh battery storage system and a...
In the April 2 2026 Solar Insiders podcast, Matthew van der Linden of Flow Power argues that combining battery storage with real‑time energy intelligence can drive household and commercial electricity costs toward zero. He outlines how declining storage prices and advanced analytics enable users...
Sydney‑based Eora Energy launched today, positioning itself as a new player in Australia’s long‑duration energy storage market with vanadium redox flow batteries. The company is focusing on diesel‑dependent mining operations and rapidly expanding data‑centre clusters, where grid constraints demand firming...
